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Incredible Physics engine…
Jul 23rd
Its not often I post up a video.. but I recently came across the following video and it was too good not to write this quick post. The possibilities this kind realism brings to the computer world is mind boggling..
Lagoa Multiphysics 1.0 – Teaser from Thiago Costa on Vimeo.
You see what I mean 
iPhone 4 mini review…
Jul 20th
So its been a couple of weeks since I got my hands on the shiny new iPhone 4 and here’s what I’ve found…
My first impression of the phone is that it’s very good indeed. My old 3G was getting so slow nearly to the point it wasn’t useable, Certainly wasn’t enjoyable any more but with this new model the speed difference amazing! apps now load instantly and there’s no delay on the keyboard when entering text which makes a huge difference.
From the above Images you can see that I have got a new Gelaskin. I decided to get the same one as I had before because I liked the design so much . The cover now has bits for the front and more importantly the sides which helps out with the signal issues! The skin lines up very nicely with the wallpaper which also looks pretty cool. If you have a iPhone and don’t want to compromise the look and feel I would highly recommend you get one of these skins. I had the previous skin on my 3G for nearly a year and it didn’t scratch, fade or peal off which isn’t too bad for a sticker.
I’ve been playing around with the camera quite a bit to see what its capable of and the following photos show this..
I’ve tried to select range of different environments to show how the camera deals with different lighting conditions. One thing I have noticed is the strange lens flare that occurs in very low light. You can see this in picture two below.
The video on the iPhone 4 isn’t to bad either. At 720p good frame rate and fairly good picture quality there’s not a lot more you can ask from a phone camera. I noticed that when in video mode the image is cropped more than picture mode which mean your subject has to be quite far away to get it all in shot.. any who check this short video I put together in Premier earlier…
iPhone 4 video testing from Rob Antill on Vimeo.
The battery life on this new model is also greatly improved. I’ve been using it pretty heavily and haven’t needed to charge it that much at all. The multitasking feature is also super useful, This is something I’ve been waiting for since I got the original iPhone.
I’m not sure what else to say about it that hasn’t already been covered in greater detail on other blogs but my personal opinion is that this is a great piece of kit it works very well and is more sexier than ever. If you have the chance to get one go for it …
If you have any specific questions feel free to post them in the comments section
That’s it, that’s all….
Jun 5th
It doesn’t seem like five minuets ago when I wrote my first blog post at the beginning of Uni nearly three years ago. The end of the course was marked by our degree show which took place over the past couple of days. The past week or so we have been working hard to make this night happen.
My role was to create the DVDs showcasing everyone’s show reels. My original plan was to get them produce at the same place as I got the Trent snowsports DVDs made. I realised that I had very little time and finally had to make the choice to produce them our selves. So I brought 100 printable DVDs then got a team of people to help burn and print the discs. Phil came over with his pc and we got started on burning the 100 discs with only two drives! while the discs were being made we were also spray painting the monster media logo on each disc with two different colours. There were 5 people working together and we managed to get them all done in roughly four hours.
The exhibition was held in one of the studio rooms. It had been rearranged creating a really nice space.
The pc screens had been attached to some false walls with track ball mice for control. Second year students had produced a really nice interface that displayed all our work. In the centre of the room were two tables where we put the catalogues, DVDs and business cards.
For the show I updated my business card once again! below are some photos of the updated card and the holder I made using a flexible phone holder. I’ve also made some mini cards that I can hand out to people so they can get to my photos but not spam my phone number.
Over all I was really pleased with the out come of the show! I think everyone put a lot of time and effort into it which paid off! I just cant believe its all over.. only thing left is to wait for my results to come through… eeek
Photo published in Left Lion
Jun 1st
If you live in Nott’s be sure to pick up a copy of this months issue of Left Lion. The photo I took of market square a couple of weeks ago is featured on Page 5. I was surprised to read that they have a estimated readership of 40,000 people! needless to say I’m super happy about this.
I’ve also been putting together the degree show DVD which proved to be super difficult due to the large number of links needing to be created and many other annoying factors.. More info on that soon.
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Feb 8th
This is the all NEW home for the Digital Anthill. But If you would like to see my older posts please head to my old blog @ www.digitalanthill.blogspot.com or click the image below.
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